# proliferate

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/ · frequency rank #42,350

## Definitions
1. To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.

## Etymology
Back-formation from proliferation.

## Common misspellings (16)
`porliferate`, `pproliferate`, `prloiferate`, `proilferate`, `prolfierate`, `proliefrate`, `prolifearte`, `proliferaet`, `proliferatte`, `proliferrate`, `prolifertae`, `prolifferate`, `prolifreate`, `prolliferate`, `prroliferate`, `rpoliferate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/proliferate